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International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 5(2), pp. 70 - 79
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2017.050204
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Healthier Parents - Effects of Parent Training Programs on Mental Health
Hans O. L枚fgren 1,*, Mojgan Padyab 2, Mehdi Ghazinour 3, Karin Nilsson 1, Solveig Petersen 1, Bruno H盲ggl枚f 1
1 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Sciences, Ume氓 University, Sweden
2 Department of Social Work, Ume氓 University, Sweden
3 Police Academy, Ume氓 University, Sweden
ABSTRACT
The study aims to investigate the effects of Parent Training Programs on the mental health of parents with children aged between 1 and 17 in a universal preventive setting. The intervention group included 279 parents who were assigned to five professionally administered interventions, which included 5鈥�10 two-hour sessions; they were then compared to 702 parents in the comparison group without intervention. The improvement in general mental health was statistically significant in the intervention group compared to the comparison group. The findings suggest that evidence-based parent training programs enhance well-being in parents without indicated problems. However further exploration of preventive training programs for parents are needed.
KEYWORDS
Parental Training Program, Universal Interventions, General Mental Health, GHQ
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Hans O. L枚fgren , Mojgan Padyab , Mehdi Ghazinour , Karin Nilsson , Solveig Petersen , Bruno H盲ggl枚f , "Healthier Parents - Effects of Parent Training Programs on Mental Health," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 70 - 79, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2017.050204.
(b). APA Format:
Hans O. L枚fgren , Mojgan Padyab , Mehdi Ghazinour , Karin Nilsson , Solveig Petersen , Bruno H盲ggl枚f (2017). Healthier Parents - Effects of Parent Training Programs on Mental Health. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), 5(2), 70 - 79. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2017.050204.